They had a number of things against them though. The most popular shows from TruTV USA were already airing on Comedy Central and Dave, so they couldn't be shown on TruTV UK. The Conan O'Brien show which was a major part of the launch publicity was a total flop and dropped within months (US late night chat shows never work in the UK!)

Very soon it became just another dull crime channel showing old US murder documentaries 24/7, apart from in Summer when they had America's Got Talent which performed really well for them. But one successful show for a few weeks per year isn't enough to sustain a whole channel and so Turner planned to close it.

Sony saved it from closure but then did very little to turn it around, and last year Netflix got the UK rights to America's Got Talent, depriving TruTV of its only successful show. I can't see much point in letting it limp on now.

They had a number of things against them though. The most popular shows from TruTV USA were already airing on Comedy Central and Dave, so they couldn't be shown on TruTV UK. The Conan O'Brien show which was a major part of the launch publicity was a total flop and dropped within months (US late night chat shows never work in the UK!)

Very soon it became just another dull crime channel showing old US murder documentaries 24/7, apart from in Summer when they had America's Got Talent which performed really well for them. But one successful show for a few weeks per year isn't enough to sustain a whole channel and so Turner planned to close it.

Sony saved it from closure but then did very little to turn it around, and last year Netflix got the UK rights to America's Got Talent, depriving TruTV of its only successful show. I can't see much point in letting it limp on now.

Thanks for explaining. It seems like it was a bad decision by Sony to purchase it, especially if nothing was going to change.

I wonder what they will do with their capacity for this channel? Do Sony have any channels that could go onto Freeview with it having limited capacity? They'd be foolish to let it go as Freeview slots may become even more valuable as the temporary muxes are closed.

I suppose any channels that they want to broadcast are already on VM, Freesat and Sky with these platforms having less/no capacity issues, but they might be able to sell off their Sky SD slot to recoup any money spent in buying it.

Having said that, ISTR reading that SD slots on Sky are less valuable than they were in the past. Fewer channels are launching and it's been suggested that Nollywood TV have failed to find a buyer for their slot, which is why Retro Movies is being used to keep it alive.

Yet another channel is leaving Freeview.1 of these days i'll get a Freesat HD recorder in my bedroom.Yesterday +1 is the latest to close on Freeview.They waste bandwidth.A channel is added to Freeview it lasts a couple of week before it closes.

Yet another channel is leaving Freeview.1 of these days i'll get a Freesat HD recorder in my bedroom.Yesterday +1 is the latest to close on Freeview.They waste bandwidth.A channel is added to Freeview it lasts a couple of week before it closes.

Good all +1's should close, duplicating content a hour later hardy qualifies as a channel.

Yet another channel is leaving Freeview.1 of these days i'll get a Freesat HD recorder in my bedroom.Yesterday +1 is the latest to close on Freeview.They waste bandwidth.A channel is added to Freeview it lasts a couple of week before it closes.

Good all +1's should close, duplicating content a hour later hardy qualifies as a channel.

I find +1's useful for recording clashes, even though i'm with Virgin Media and have six tuners! I can understand the concerns about them on Freeview though, where space is limited.

Sky Media currently handles ad sales for all Sony channels except TruTV. As part of the sale to Sony in February 2017, Turner continued to manage advertising on TruTV UK instead. But with the second anniversary of the sale coming up the current arrangements may be ending.

(It's worth noting that TruTV appeared on the Sky Media website this time last year, then was removed within a few days, as Turner kept the sales contract for another year..)

They also were listing some shows for Tru TV that they did not air such as American Idol and Impractical Jokers. I am guessing they had a change of heart when the ratings were not as high as they expected

truTV isn't closing as speculated, but is rebranding to True Crime from tomorrow. It's exactly two years since Sony bought the channel, so it looks like the licensing agreement for the name has come to an end.

This seems odd. There WAS a channel called "True Crime", which about a year ago turned into "Sony Crime" and which is still on the platform.

Do Sony plan on having 2 crime channels ?

Yep, your right they did (on 6/2/18). Who knows what they have up their sleeves? Interestingly, on 15/11/18 they closed Sony Crime 2 (which was believed to essentially be a placeholder) at the same time they closed Scuzz.

Has truTV morphed into True Crime yet on Freeview (it's been done on VM)?

Sorry I was not able to answer this earlier - I have been having reception problems.

truTV and truTV+1 are on the G-MAN multiplex which is only available in Manchester.
These channels have not changed their names, but ARE carrying "True Crime" programming, as indicated by the "DOG" in the corner.

Has truTV morphed into True Crime yet on Freeview (it's been done on VM)?

Sorry I was not able to answer this earlier - I have been having reception problems.

truTV and truTV+1 are on the G-MAN multiplex which is only available in Manchester.
These channels have not changed their names, but ARE carrying "True Crime" programming, as indicated by the "DOG" in the corner.

Has truTV morphed into True Crime yet on Freeview (it's been done on VM)?

Sorry I was not able to answer this earlier - I have been having reception problems.

truTV and truTV+1 are on the G-MAN multiplex which is only available in Manchester.
These channels have not changed their names, but ARE carrying "True Crime" programming, as indicated by the "DOG" in the corner.

These channels have now changed their names to "True Crime" and "True Crime+1"